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That's just how prestige works. It's a social phenomenon, not an objective reality. It can snowball. This book has an interesting but slightly reductive take o
by theoh 8y ago
That's just how prestige works. It's a social phenomenon, not an objective reality. It can snowball.
This book has an interesting but slightly reductive take on how prestige works in the arts: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/artworld-prestige-9780199913985?cc=ie&lang=en&# https://global.oup.com/academic/product/artworld-prestige-97...
- Moodles 8y agoIndeed. One prize gets 1% prestige, so people want to win it. More people want to win it, so the prize gains more prestige, etc.
- ska 8y agoSo you've answered your own questions as to why this isn't strange at all - it's just how social capital works. Why else would the premier restaurant review have been started by a tire company? It's all path dependence, and once you get enough momentum behind one choice it becomes self reinforcing.
- Moodles 8y ago> So you've answered your own questions Yes, I am trying to.